Monday, March 31, 2014

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Mariposa Air Fair and Family Adventure Day to be Held on April 26, 2014 - Sierra Sun Times | It is http://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/advertise/advertisers/12616-mariposa-air-fair-and-family-adventure-day-to-be-held-on-april-26-2014Air Fair time!  Saturday, April 26th the Mariposa Air Fair and Family Adventure Day 2014, is taking place at Mariposa-Yosemite Airport.  The gate opens at 8 a.m. and the event lasts until 3 p.m...

Large drink sales to help fund Thunder Over Louisville - WAVE | LOUISVILLE, KY - This year's McDonald's Thunder Funder program, which will help raise funds for the 2014 Thunder Over Louisville Air and Fireworks show, kicks off on Tuesday, April 1. McDonald's Restaurants of Kentuckiana is the title sponsor of the program for the ninth consecutive year...

Iconic WW2 planes to soar skies above Thornbury Carnival - South Cotswolds Gazette | ... The festival takes place on Saturday, July 5 and will feature some fantastic new attractions in the form of two iconic World War One planes. This August marks 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War.The RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Fight team will delight crowds by flying a Spitfire and Hurricane over the Mundy field in the afternoon....

50th Hayward Air Rally to Fly to AirVenture * News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | March 27, 2014 - The Hayward Air Rally, which has tested pilot planning, navigation and flying skills on the West Coast for nearly a half-century, will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year in a big way - with a final destination of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh....

EAA Warbirds of America Announces Daily AirVenture Plans * News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | March 27, 2014 - A special Vietnam aircraft day will be one of the many highlights of the featured air show performances by the EAA Warbirds of America at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014. The Vietnam tribute will take place on Wednesday, July 30, during the daily AirVenture air show...

92-Year-Old Works to Preserve Flying History - KTUU.com | ANCHORAGE -Howard "Mike" Hunt wore a leather pilot's jacket from his time serving in World War II for a fundraiser to support the Commemorative Air Force. It's a nod to his service and his past. Hunt was born an Iowa farm boy with a dream of flying. Now he's working to introduce younger generations to the antique aircraft he loves....

Spitfire Mk.Ia N3200 Flies Again · Warbirds News | As reported on March 26, 2014 via Global http://www.warbirdsnews.com/warbird-restorations/spitfire-mk-ia-n3200-flies.htmlAviation Resource, Historic Flying Ltd. in Duxford, England successfully test flew the latest masterpiece to emerge from their workshops; Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia N3200. There are now four airworthy Mark I Spitfires in the world, something almost inconceivable just a few years ago....

Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum Begins Busy Season | The Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum has begun in earnest to do some “Spring Cleaning” and start on some new projects that will improve the visitor experience.  The museum is preparing for the upcoming Midwest Airport Fun Days event planned for June 7-8 by arranging some of the aircraft in their historic 1929 Curtiss-Wright Hangar 2 for easier viewing.  Space is also being made in the hangar for...

McChord Air Museum & Heritage Hill Air Park — a Washington State gem * Travel for Aircraft | This museum is a gem and absolutely should be visited when in the Seattle-Tacoma area. Two main parts comprise the facility: McChord Air Museum and Heritage Hill Air Park. McChord Air Museum is both intimate and dense with its artifacts, relics and displays. Their two largest exhibits are the B-25 Mitchell nose which is positioned just below eye level...

New England Air Museum to Hold first ever Motorcycle Show · Warbirds News | ...A special feature of the day will be entry to the Museum’s Restoration Hangar. This is an opportunity to take a close-up look at the P-51D Mustang Racer, Burnelli CBY-3 Loadmaster and several vintage engines.The event will be held inside the Museum’s three large display hangars & our outside yard....

Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial a fitting tribute for Second World War airmen By Lincolnshire Echo | The Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial will be unveiled on the ridge above Lincoln’s South Common in June next year. The spire will include the names of all those aircrew who are listed in the three rolls of honour held in Lincoln Cathedral. The location of the memorial is most appropriate as the spire will be in direct line of sight of the cathedral which proved to be such a guiding landmark for the returning crews during the Second World War...

Collector hopes air museum plan will take off By Gavin Havery, Reporter |  A MUSEUM dedicated to aviation memorabilia spanning both world wars is to be opened in the North-East. Rare items, including uniforms, flying helmets with goggles, flags and models are to be displayed publicly in Dipton, near Stanley in County Durham...

Rhyl artists help to create 25000 balloon Red Arrows sculpture - Daily Post North Wales | The piece won a silver award at the World Balloon Convention in Denver, Colorado in a team led by Sara and Mike Harris. It took 25,000 balloons and  a torn tendon to make an  inflatable Red Arrows  sculpture go off with a bang...

New Soyuz Trio Completes Two Day Trip To Station * Aero-News Network | Plan To Arrive In Six Hours Scrapped After Missed Engine Firing | A new trio of Expedition 39 flight engineers has arrived at the International Space Station after a two-day, 34-orbit trip. Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov was at the controls of the Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft when it docked automatically to the Poisk docking compartment at 1953 EDT. Skvortsov was flanked by Flight Engineers Steve Swanson and Oleg Artemyev during the two day flight...

Smith And Palazzo: NASA’s Priority Should Be Space Exploration * Aero-News Network | Science Committee Leadership Questions Obama Administration Cuts To NASA Budget | The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held a hearing Thursday with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Jr. to examine the Obama administration’s fiscal year 2015 (FY15) budget and its priorities. Members on both sides of the aisle raised numerous concerns with the priorities represented in the President’s proposal that cuts NASA’s funding by $185 million...

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